A friend just "reminded" me of a brilliant study run by Slate a couple years back inspired by the work of Elizabeth Loftus - when their readers saw a picture of President Obama shaking Ahmadinejad's hand and 30% reported "remembering" that event. Except Obama never met Ahmadinejad. The photo had been doctored.
A good reminder of the very tenuous relationship we all have with reality.
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